Robert P. Goldman and Sally Sutherland Goldman are both professors in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Robert Goldman is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations"

• List of Abbreviations Preface Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The Position of the Sundarakanda 2 Synopsis of the Sundarakanda 3 The Structure and Contents of the Sundarakanda 4 The Characters of the Sundarakanda 5 A Tale of Three Cities: Ayodhya, Kiskindha, and Lanka 6 The Name of the Sundarakanda 7 The Destiny of the Sundarakanda 8 Text, Translation, and Commentaries PART II SUNDARAKANDA PART III NOTES Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets Glossary of Common Flora and Fauna Bibliography of Works Consulted Index

Robert P. Goldman and Sally Sutherland Goldman are both professors in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Robert Goldman is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations"

• List of Abbreviations Preface Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The Position of the Sundarakanda 2 Synopsis of the Sundarakanda 3 The Structure and Contents of the Sundarakanda 4 The Characters of the Sundarakanda 5 A Tale of Three Cities: Ayodhya, Kiskindha, and Lanka 6 The Name of the Sundarakanda 7 The Destiny of the Sundarakanda 8 Text, Translation, and Commentaries PART II SUNDARAKANDA PART III NOTES Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets Glossary of Common Flora and Fauna Bibliography of Works Consulted Index

Robert P. Goldman and Sally Sutherland Goldman are both professors in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Robert Goldman is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations"

• List of Abbreviations Preface Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The Position of the Sundarakanda 2 Synopsis of the Sundarakanda 3 The Structure and Contents of the Sundarakanda 4 The Characters of the Sundarakanda 5 A Tale of Three Cities: Ayodhya, Kiskindha, and Lanka 6 The Name of the Sundarakanda 7 The Destiny of the Sundarakanda 8 Text, Translation, and Commentaries PART II SUNDARAKANDA PART III NOTES Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets Glossary of Common Flora and Fauna Bibliography of Works Consulted Index